Harvard MBA grads are landing jobs paying $184K—but a record number are still ditching the corporate world and choosing entrepreneurship instead

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Periods of economic uncertainty have long sent young professionals back to the classroom—a reliable way to pivot careers or gain a competitive edge. But with AI reshaping entire industries, even the value of a graduate degree has come under scrutiny.

Harvard Business School’s newly released class of 2025 employment data suggest that, at least for its MBAs, the degree is still paying off.